Gold

London

Previous close 277.25 off 0.20

Morning fixing 276.50 off 0.75

Afternoon fixing not available

Close 277.75 up 0.50

Zurich 276.75 off 0.30

Hong Kong 276.85 off 0.90

New York

Comex Feb. gold 279.00 up 2.20

Republic cash 278.85 up 2.05

Handy and Harman 276.50 unchanged

Engelhard Corp. quoted a base price for refining, settling and unfabricated gold of 278.12 off 0.50 per troy ounce. Selling price, fabricated gold 292.03 off 0.53 per troy ounce.

Silver

Comex Mar. silver 4.58 up 0.082

Republic cash 4.60 up 0.06

Handy and Harman quoted silver at 4.65 per fine ounce up 0.15

Engelhard Corp. quoted a base price for industrial silver of 4.60 up 0.08 and a price for fabricated silver products of 5.29 up 0.092

Platinum

Engelhard Corp. quoted a base price for bullion platinum of 483.00 unchanged per troy ounce and a price for fabricated platinum of 583.00 unchanged.

Palladium

Engelhard Corp. quoted a base price for bullion palladium of 446.00 up 3.00 per troy ounce and a price for fabricated palladium of 546.00 up 3.00.

(London price fixing changes are based on the previous day's closing price.)